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Head of Catherine Martin’s department was informed on staff exit packages – RTÉ board

In a new statement, the board of RTÉ has said senior officials in Catherine Martin’s department were informed of exit packages for senior RTÉ executives

Siún Ní Raghallaigh, the chair of the board of RTÉ, resigned on Thursday following comments by minister Catherine Martin

The board of RTÉ has claimed the head of Minister Catherine Martin’s department was informed about recommendations from a mediation process with the broadcaster’s former head of finance.

In a statement issued on Friday afternoon, the RTÉ board has said the Secretary General of the Department of Tourism, Sport and Media was informed and updated last October about the exit packages being offered to senior RTÉ executives.

The board also released partially redacted minutes of ...